Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has revealed that former Governor Adams Oshiomhole opposed the nomination of his son, Dr. Cyril, as Commissioner for Health-designate. Governor Monday Okpebholo appointed Cyril Oshiomhole to the role last Tuesday, as confirmed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua. In a Wednesday interview on Channels Television, Idahosa said…

The Federal Government is facing mounting pressure to ban Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria, as experts and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) expressed concerns on Wednesday about their safety for human consumption. The experts, who raised the concerns during a public hearing held by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Agricultural Production and Services,…

As part of activities to celebrate the University of Calabar (UNICAL) 50th Anniversary, the management has disclosed plans to develop sports and recreational facilities for the successful hosting of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) 2026. The UNICAL Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, disclosed this yesterday while briefing the press at the council chambers during…

Many students in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, did not attend their schools as commercial transporters refused to convey them and other residents to their destinations. The Guardian gathered that the transporters, mostly mini-bus drivers popularly known as Korope, shunned the roads in protest against the shooting and hospitalization of the chairman of the…

The National Coordinator of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Major General Laka, has revealed how young girls are used in suicide missions and exploited as sex slaves by terrorists groups. Laka made the disclosure at the launch of a Technical Assistance Project on promotion and support for the rights and needs of victims of terrorism…